-Dua Lipa! -Hi!
-It's so great to see you. Where are you?
-So good to see you.
I wish I could give you, like, a hug through the screen.
-[ Laughs ] I'll give you one.
I know, that's our thing.
Where are you quarantined?
Where are you being safe, hopefully?
Where? -I'm in London.
I'm in London. I'm here with my boyfriend.
-Oh, gosh. -But it's been --
it's been okay, you know, given the circumstances.
-Congrats on the album, by the way.
"Future Nostalgia," which I still --
I love that title so much. -Thank you.
-You have three singles in the Hot 100 in the U.S.
Top 10 in the U.K. You're the first
female British artist to have three singles
in the top 10 since 1955.
Did you know that?
-I didn't know that.
-That's -- -That's a beautiful fact.
Thank you. -That's amazing!
That should make you happy, yeah.
-You released the album earlier
than you thought you were going to do.
Why did you decide to do that?
-Well, the album was always gonna come out April 3rd.
But we released it a week earlier 'cause there was, like,
a leak online, and I was like, "F it, we're just gonna go.
Let's just --" -Wow. How do things happen?
How do things get leaked online? I don't understand it.
-I don't know. Sometimes it's just --
I don't actually know.
I feel like, when music is almost about to come out,
then it starts getting sent to, you know, shop.
-Yeah.
-It starts traveling, and the CD's already out,
so it's kind of inevitable, you know.
But it is what it is.
And I'm really -- I'm quite relieved.
You know, it was -- -Did it scare you?
Did you go like, "Oh, no. This is awful.
This is not what we planned"?
-Yeah, it was a bit just --
A bit, like, confusing, and I was like, "Why?"
But I think some things happen for a reason.
And it was just...
You know, I was just -- I was relieved.
It was like another thing that showed me that
the music had to be out, 'cause there was a point
where I was feeling a little bit conflicted, and I was like,
"I'm not sure if I want to put the music out this time.
Like, a lot of people are suffering.
And I just don't know if it feels right."
But then I also thought about the fact that I made this record
to get away from many anxieties and pressures
of making a second album and not have to think about that.
And then I was like, "Maybe this record could, you know,
give people a moment to get away from everything
and maybe give them some comfort, and, yeah.
-Yeah. It definitely did.
We need it now, and nothing's better than music.
I mean, great music, especially.
Someone -- It might have been you.
Someone described your music as "dance crying."
Have you ever heard what I'm talking about?
-It's my forte. [ Both laugh ]
-So you call it dance crying.
Explain what dance crying is.
-So you're like dancing, and then you're crying.
It's -- It's -- -[ Laughs ]
I've done that many times. -[ Laughs ]
It's -- It's playing on juxtapositions because,
you know, you want to make music that you dance to
and that you want to have fun with,
but if you listen to the lyrics,
there's always, like, a deeper meaning.
And that's something that I feel,
especially with my first record,
like, a lot of the songs that I made were quite sad,
but I still wanted to dance.
So I wanted to do both of them together.
And that trickled into the second record.
And not that, you know, a song like "Break My Heart" is sad,
but I see it more as a celebration of vulnerability
and that part of falling in love, but you just never know.
It's kind of the excitement and the unsurety and, you know,
the "What ifs," and, that's...
-And talk about more of a now moment.
I mean, what is going on? No one even really knows.
I mean, you probably didn't plan on people having
private dance parties to your music indoors
and not going to clubs, but that's the case.
-Yeah. I, uh... You know, I didn't think so.
But I think dancing in the kitchen works just fine.
[ Both laugh ]
-So now we know what your next video's gonna be.
[ Both laugh ] -Oh, my God.
Doing -- Doing videos from home has been a lot of fun.
I feel -- -You're all over --
You're all over TikTok, by the way.
-Oh, I am. -Oh, my gosh.
"Don't Start Now" is, like, the biggest thing.
Everyone's doing... ♪ Don't show up ♪
♪ Don't come out ♪
It just fit in with what everyone's being told right now.
And it's almost like you wrote it, like, last week.
-For the self-isolation era.
-Yeah. It's exactly right.
It's actually the perfect record.
If anyone is watching and has not streamed or downloaded
"Future Nostalgia," I highly recommend it.
It is fantastic.
It is such a -- I think it's super fun.
I love it. It's a fun record.
And then, like you said, yeah, if you do listen
to some of the lyrics and really read them,
it's, like, they're heartbreaking
and, like, "Oh, it's kind of real."
It's well done. It's well done.
I love it. -Thank you. Thank you so much.
-We have everyone that comes on the show,
I ask is there a charity that you're linked to
or would like to highlight. -Yeah.
-How did you get involved with UNICEF?
-Well, I went last year and did some work with UNICEF.
I went down to Lebanon.
And I'm very close to the refugee situation in the world,
I guess, first and foremost, because my parents were refugees
when they moved to the U.K.
But also just because I feel like, in the current climate,
it's an ongoing issue.
And especially now with COVID-19, I feel like, you know,
children and refugees, they're constantly living
in such overcrowded places, and so often, they can't --
you know, they can't self-isolate.
You know, I feel like they're the most at risk at the moment.
And I feel like we really need to be supporting charities
that are, you know --
Also working with, like, World Health Organizations
to really combat the problem.
And UNICEF is someone that really does that.
-They really do. -So that's why I really think
everyone should donate whatever they can to UNICEF.
-Whatever it is, if you guys...
-From what I've seen on the ground, especially now
with what they're doing through COVID-19
and trying to tackle that.
Especially for overcrowded refugee camps,
it's incredibly important.
So I really believe that we should unite.
-You're gonna perform for us later,
which thank you for doing that because I would be happy
just talking to you because I think you're just so lovely.
But you're performing --
Is it odd performing for no audience?
-It's -- It's fun. I mean, I guess I perform
to my boyfriend, who helped filmed me.
So that was -- that was fun.
In our little studio in the flat.
So, yeah, new experiences.
Learning new things. It's been a blast.
I'm really excited. -Here we go.
The song's called "Break My Heart,"
and it's from "Future Nostalgia."
And it's coming up later in the show.
But I just want to thank you so much for doing this.
I really appreciate it.
And millions of people who are watching this appreciate it.
And I just love you, bud.
-Love you. Thank you so much for having me.